Design

Crew

In the front of the L 6/40 the driver sat on the right. The turret was manually turned and the commander could enter through the turret roof or a door in the right side of the hull.

Suspension

The drive sprocket was in the front and idler in the rear.

Prototype

The earliest prototype of the L6/40 had two machine guns in the turret and was finished in 1936. There was a sponson that had a 37 mm gun installed. The next prototypes had the 37 mm gun moved to the turret.

Production

L6/40: 283

Production: 1939

Variants

L6/40:

Flamethrower: Had 20mm replaced by flamethrower. Had 44 gallons / 200 liters of flame liquid. May not have seen action.